# Axalta

> Axalta is a Philadelphia-based coatings manufacturer whose liquid, powder and electrocoat systems protect and color vehicles, factory equipment, buildings, pipelines, electric motors and other industrial surfaces. The company sells products, digital color tools, application technology, training and on-site expertise to more than 100,000 customers in over 140 countries. Its advantage is less about a can of paint than a tightly connected system of chemistry, color data, factory integration and technical support that helps customers fight corrosion, shorten production cycles, match finishes accurately and reduce energy or material waste.

- **Founded:** 1866
- **Headquarters:** Philadelphia, United States
- **Founders:** Otto Louis Herberts (Founder of Herberts, the 1866 predecessor business)
- **Team size:** Approximately 12,300 employees as of December 31, 2025, including about 1,300 people dedicated to technology development
- **Products:** Refinish coating systems, Axalta Irus and Nimbus, Mobility coating systems, Axalta NextJet, Industrial liquid, e-coat and powder coatings
- **Notable:** Built a coatings lineage of more than 150 years, beginning with the Herberts predecessor business in 1866., Supplies coatings to more than 200 light- and commercial-vehicle assembly plants and nine of the ten largest global automakers., Maintained approximately 610 issued patents, 240 pending patent applications and 520 trademarks at the end of 2025.

## Products & services

- **Refinish coating systems** — Surface preparation products, undercoats, waterborne and solventborne basecoats, clearcoats and accessories sold under brands including Cromax, Standox, Spies Hecker, Duxone, Nason and U-POL.
- **Axalta Irus and Nimbus** — A connected refinish workflow combining vehicle color scanning, a cloud database of more than 2 million formulas, automated hands-free mixing, inventory, ordering, training and shop-performance insights.
- **Mobility coating systems** — Electrocoats, primers, basecoats, clearcoats and powder applications for light and commercial vehicle OEMs, plus technical support at assembly plants.
- **Axalta NextJet** — Overspray-free digital paint technology for precise two-tone finishes, graphics and patterns without conventional masking, developed with Xaar and integrated with Dürr robotics.
- **Industrial liquid, e-coat and powder coatings** — Protective and decorative coatings for construction, building products, energy and batteries, electrical equipment, transportation components, pipelines and general metal finishing, including Alesta, Abcite, Nap-Gard and Voltatex.
- **Axalta Advantage services** — Application design, process improvement, cost and CO2 modeling, troubleshooting, weathering, testing, consulting and customer training.

## Achievements

- Built a coatings lineage of more than 150 years, beginning with the Herberts predecessor business in 1866.
- Supplies coatings to more than 200 light- and commercial-vehicle assembly plants and nine of the ten largest global automakers.
- Maintained approximately 610 issued patents, 240 pending patent applications and 520 trademarks at the end of 2025.
- Won three 2026 Edison Awards for EcoNextJet, Alesta e-PRO FG Black and TintMaster AI.
- Earned a 2025 Automotive News PACE Pilot Innovation to Watch recognition for NextJet.
- Won a 2025 R&D 100 Award for the Spies Hecker Permasolid Speed-TEC Fast Cure Low Energy repair system.
- Reported record quarterly adjusted EBITDA of $305 million in Q2 2026 and its lowest-ever net leverage ratio of 2.2x.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Axalta and AkzoNobel shareholders approved the proposed all-stock merger; regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions remain.
- **2026-07** — Second-quarter net sales rose 3% year over year to $1.35 billion, while adjusted EBITDA reached a quarterly record of $305 million.
- **2026-04** — Axalta received three Edison Awards spanning digital vehicle customization, EV battery fire protection and AI-assisted tint production.
- **2026-04** — The company launched the Zencore cabinet coating system for kitchen and bath cabinet manufacturers.
- **2026-01** — Axalta named Solar Boost, a radiant orange with a champagne effect, its 2026 Global Automotive Color of the Year.
- **2025-11** — Axalta and AkzoNobel announced an all-stock merger of equals expected to create a coatings group with about $17 billion in combined 2024 revenue.

## Links

- Website: https://www.axalta.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/axalta
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/axalta
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/AxaltaUS
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/axalta/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AxaltaCoatingSystems/

---

Profile page: https://yespress.io/axalta
Published by YesPress — https://yespress.io
Last updated: 2026-08-13